A day after the Chargers and Raiders announced a proposal to build a $1.7 billion stadium in Carson that the two teams would share if they relocate to the Los Angeles market, Carson politicians and community leaders gathered to support the plan.

Plans to build an NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles could be delayed or completely derailed if state lawmakers don't introduce special legislation in the next two weeks that would protect the developers from frivolous lawsuits, Tim Leiweke said Friday.

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed the financial framework of an agreement between AEG and the city to build Farmers Field, a $1.2 billion football stadium and events center in downtown Los Angeles.